Butler County Beer Mile Challenge

Butler County Beer Mile Challenge (2022)


DESCRIPTION

Four beers. One mile. 

The Butler County Beer Mile Challenge will take place on Saturday, August 13th.

Run, Drink, Repeat! This is a one-mile fun run for runners who enjoy beers. Drink a beer, run/walk/jog (or skip, crawl, whatever you want) your way a quarter mile around a 0.25 mile loop, and repeat three more times.

This year's BCM Beer Mile Challenge is FREE, but you can support this challenge and future challenges here. Thank you!




About The Beer Mile
Mission

We are here to promote the sport of the beer mile so that more people have the opportunity to partake in an event that has entertained and united many running clubs, teams, and communities across the globe.

What is a beer mile?

The Beer Mile is equal parts gastric challenge and athletic endeavor, requiring competitors to drink a 355ml beer (5% minimum ABV) before every quarter mile of the race, totaling four beers over the one-mile course. See the official beer mile rules here.

Purpose

The beer mile is all about having fun and competing for bragging rights. Running and drinking enthusiasts alike come together in this underground event to test their fitness and stomach capacity in a race to consume four beers and run four laps around a track faster than competitors. 

The once siloed, sub-culture of this extreme sport has begun its leap into the mainstream the past few years with sanctioned, world championship events. We are here to push the progression of the beer mile into the TV of every home and make it the next big water cooler topic at all workplaces near you.




Official Event Rules
Each competitor drinks four cans of beer and runs four laps around a standard 400m (0.25 mile) loop (start with chugging a beer, then run a lap, then beer, then lap, then beer, then lap, then beer, then lap - finish). Bottles are NOT permitted at the 2022 event location.


Beer must be consumed before the lap begins within the transition area. The transition area is the 9-meter zone between the waterfall starting line for a mile race and the finish line of a 400m (0.25 mile) loop.


The race begins with competitors lined up on the mile starting line, drinking the first beer in the transition zone described in the step above. This ensures competitors cover a complete mile. Competitors can walk/move in the transition area while drinking, but all beer must be consumed in the transition area before setting off to run a lap.


Women also drink four beers and run four laps (some past rule lists only required ladies to drink three beers).


Competitors must drink canned beer that is no less than 355mL (12 Oz) in volume, which is the standard can/bottle size in the USA and some other countries.


No specialized cans or bottles may be used that give an advantage by allowing the beer to pour at a faster rate (e.g. wide mouth cans).


Beer cans must not be tampered with in any manner. (e.g. no shotgunning, puncturing the can, squeezing the can, etc.). No straws or other aids allowed that speed up the pouring process. The only action allowed is opening the can with the tab at the top.


Beer must be a minimum of 5% alcohol by volume. Hard ciders, hard sodas, and other alcoholic sugary drinks will not suffice. The beer must be a fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malted cereal grains and flavored with hops.


Each beer can must not be opened until the competitor enters the transition zone on each lap.


Competitors who vomit before they finish the race must complete one penalty lap at the end of the race (immediately after the completion of their 4th lap). Vomiting more than once during the race still only requires one penalty lap at the end.


When attempting a performance for the official records, it is recommended to provide video evidence of the race and prove that all beer was sufficiently drank. This can be achieved by tipping the empty beer over your head after each chug to verify an empty vessel or by collecting the containers and pouring the contents into a measuring cup to prove there is less than 4oz of liquid/foam remaining total across all four beers. 




BCM BMC Official Event Information
This event is being held in Butler, PA on Saturday August 13, 2022 at 4:30 pm. Event Check-In starts at 3:45 pm and closes at 4:30 pm (Same Day). Additional event details including location, parking, etc. will be emailed out one-week prior to the event AND after completing the required event waiver and registration. 


All event participants MUST be of legal drinking age in the USA, which is 21 years or older. A valid state issued photo identification is required upon event check-in. No photo ID means no event participation. Period.


Acknowledgement, understanding, and acceptance of the complete BEER MILE CHALLENGE WAIVER is REQUIRED by ALL PARTICIPANTS for event participation. 


This is a BYOB event. Participants must provide their own beverages and the beverages must be compliant with the official beer mile rules stated above.

The BCM Beer Mile Challenge is being limited to 50 participants. Registration is being accepted this year on a first come, first serve basis.

Runners will go in groups or "waves" of up-to 5 runners at a time.


The BCM Beer Mile Challenge including volunteers, spectators, supporters, and participants is being limited to no more than 100 people. 


In order to keep costs minimal and allow this year's event to remain FREE all timing for this event will be stop-watch based timing. There will be timing chips used at this year's event. There will be 2 stop-watch timing officials who will closely review and calibrate mile times and results. Please keep in mind the timing will be as accurate as possible to the second. Stop-watch timing is open to human error. Every effort will be made to time the event both accurately and fairly to all choosing to participate. 


While there is a competitive aspect to this event, please keep in mind the true heart of this event is to have fun, support, and socialize with one another. 




Challenge Prizes and Awards
The top 3 overall finishers will receive a custom handmade 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place wooden trophy award.
Handmade awards were created for the August 2022 BCM Challenge Event. 
Event participation is completely FREE!

Please note there are some administrative costs associated with organizing and hosting this event.
A cash or website donation, while not required is both welcome and appreciated.
This event is an official Butler County Milers Club Patch Challenge!
All participants that complete the challenge will receive a complementary 2.5" iron on patch featuring the 2022 Butler County Milers Club Logo! All volunteers will also receive a 2022 BCM Club Patch as well!
Again, in order to keep costs minimal and allow this year's event to remain FREE all timing will be stop-watch based timing.
There will be no bibs or timing chips used at this year's event. There will be 2 stop-watch timing officials who will closely review and calibrate mile times and results. Please keep in mind the timing will be as accurate as possible to the second. Stop-watch timing is open to human error. Every effort will be made to time the event both accurately and fairly to all choosing to participate. 




More Beer Mile Fun!
Following the completion of the BCM Beer Mile Challenge will be a group-based Potluck and Beerluck!
There will be complimentary cornhole following this year's BCM Beer Mile Challenge. 




FYI - Anonymous Registration
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Lastly, DON'T be an IDIOT!
Do NOT drink and drive!
Schedule an Uber or Lyft to and from the event in advance.

Or
Instead plan to have a designated driver.
Act responsibly!




To date, the Butler County Milers have hosted more than 400 organized events free and open to the public. Over the past 2.5+ years our group has consistently supported many small local businesses deeply impacted throughout the pandemic. Our group has organized local trash cleanups, food drive donations, and supported local charities as well. We believe in being stewards of our trails, our streets, and communities. We also believe that improving one's own life, health, and well-being through running, community, and social comradery is a right to be shared by all, not a privilege.

Our group was formed in January of 2020 in the hopes of bringing together a community of people who share a love of running and being active. We offer group events throughout each week for walkers, runners and hikers. Together, we are exploring Butler County one mile at a time!

We love our local community and strive to support it in as many ways as we can, from supporting small businesses to organizing regular trash walks. It is our mission to not only work towards bettering ourselves, but the communities we run in as well.

Thank you to all who have supported us through the past 2.5+ years and continue to support us going forward.